cepināt
Latvian edit
Etymology edit
From cep(t) (“to roast, to fry, to bake”) + -ināt.
Pronunciation edit
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Verb edit
cepināt
- second-person plural present indicative of cepināt
cepināt (transitive, 3rd conjugation, present cepinu, cepini, cepina, past cepināju)
- to roast, to fry, to bake for a long time in low heat
- cepināt gaļu uz iesma ― to roast meat on a spit
- gaidītāji palika pie ugunskura, cepināja kartupeļus, sildīja rokas un sprieda ― those who were waiting stayed by the fire, roasted potatoes, warmed their hands and made their judgment
- (of the sun, figuratively) to be very hot, to burn
- saule cepina muguru ― the sun is burning (lit. grilling) (his) back
- jūlijā vasaras saule viskarstāk cepina ielas ― in July the summer sun burns (lit. roasts, grills) the streets most intensively
- dienvidu saule pamatīgi cepina, un tikai koku ēnā iespējams atrast veldzi ― the southern sun burns (lit. roasts, grills) thoroughly, and some relief can be found only under shady trees
Conjugation edit
conjugation of cepināt
Derived terms edit
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